The method I used did not require modifying the back panel. The IEC socket cleared the hole without having to enlarge it. I'll have to dig through my box of "stuff" I still have from when I was working on that. I may still have one of the adapter plates.
Thanks, Barry - N4BUQ > Perry wrote up a doc on this subject. It's on our website in the 'Repair > Tutorials*' *section of the 'references' page. It's worth looking at. > Here's a link: Replacing FL101 in the R-390A.pdf > <https://www.r-390a.net/Replacing%20FL101%20in%20the%20R-390A.pdf> > > Regards, Larry > > On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 9:02 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Barry, >> >> Thanks for taking the time to reply. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Barry <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2024 6:29 PM >> To: gary biasini <[email protected]> >> Cc: Barry Scott <[email protected]>; [email protected]; R-390 >> Mailing List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [R-390] R-390A and GFI >> >> Gary, >> >> That was probably 20 years ago. If I did have pictures, I'm pretty sure I >> couldn't find them anymore. It was a fairly simple little plate, though. >> It would be pretty easy to make with a milling machine or, possibly a good >> file. >> >> Thanks, >> Barry >> >> > Barry, >> > >> > Do you have any pictures? >> > >> > Gary I. Biasini >> > ________________________________ >> > From: Barry Scott <[email protected]> on behalf of Barry >> > Scott <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2024 6:00:37 PM >> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> > Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> > Subject: Re: [R-390] R-390A and GFI >> > >> > Years ago, I made some aluminum adapter plates that mounted on the >> > existing threads where FL-101 was. It had a properly-shaped hole that >> > accepted a modern line filter with an IEC connector. Clean, no-mod >> update. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Barry >> > >> > >> > On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 5:44 PM <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> Good Afternoon Jim, >> >> >> >> Another thought comes to mind, do you need the original R390/A line >> >> filter (FL101)? Most of today's interference is by way of the antenna >> input, RFI. >> >> Line noise is better dealt with by finding that source and unplug it. >> >> FL101 is what trips GFIs because of leakage of the caps inside of >> >> said line filter. So power the R390/A (with no antenna connected) >> >> through an outlet that does not have a GFI, is there noise? If there >> >> is no noise, at this time a FL101 or equivalent is not needed. Remove >> >> FL101 and be done with it. If there is noise, the search begins. >> >> Might be easiest to unplug the source, maybe ferrite thingies, or a >> >> line filter mentioned by the rest of the long distant R390/A service >> >> dept. >> >> >> >> If noise is by way of the antenna input....................welcome to >> >> today's world. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Craig >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> >> On Behalf Of Jim >> >> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2024 9:58 AM >> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Subject: [R-390] R-390A and GFI >> >> >> >> I'm in a new location and when I plugged in my R-390A it tripped the >> >> GFI's in the room. >> >> I see that there is a modification to the 390 AC filter, but time is >> >> short and I would like to get it on the air. >> >> Is there a simple way to keep the 390 tripping GFI's? >> >> >> >> TNX >> >> Jim >> >> WB2TPS >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> >> R-390 mailing list >> >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 >> >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this >> >> email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> >> R-390 mailing list >> >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 >> >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this >> >> email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ >> > R-390 mailing list >> > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 >> > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> > Post: mailto:[email protected] >> > >> > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email >> > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > ______________________________________________________________ >> > R-390 mailing list >> > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 >> > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> > Post: mailto:[email protected] >> > >> > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email >> > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> R-390 mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > R-390 mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ R-390 mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390 Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
